Area Agency on Aging signs Copilot billing subscription; partners with Health Promotion Council on diabetes outreach
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The county'funded Area Agency on Aging approved a Copilot billing subscription to streamline provider invoicing and accepted a $2,000 payment arrangement with the Health Promotion Council to support diabetes management outreach in high-need counties.
Lebanon County's Area Agency on Aging (AAoA) won commissioner approval Aug. 7 to subscribe to Copilot billing software and to enter a one-year collaboration with the Health Promotion Council (HPC) on diabetes prevention and self-management outreach.
Adrian Lacer, AAoA administrator, said Copilot is a billing and claims-transfer subscription that automates providers' monthly invoicing and transmits electronic invoices to the county's fiscal system (WellSky). Providers input their service hours into Copilot and the county receives a consolidated invoice; the subscription fee is $8.75 per month per provider and annual costs were budgeted by AAoA.
Lacer also described a partnership with the Health Promotion Council, which holds CDC funding for diabetes prevention work in identified high-need counties. Under the agreement, AAoA will provide technical support and coordination for outreach and referrals; AAoA will receive $2,000 for coordinating efforts. Lacer said there is no net cost to the AAoA for the Health Promotion Council agreement.
Commissioners approved both items by voice vote. AAoA staff said Copilot will reduce manual data entry for county staff and streamline payments to home care providers.